It was two years ago today that we lost the skipper of the FV Cornelia Marie. Capt. Phil harris passed away on February 9th, 2010. I think it is appropriate to mark this date on this website today and every year this site exists. Even though it’s been two years, I am still receiving emails every day from around the world as viewers of the show are just now finding out about the loss of Capt. Phil. Often, the email starts out “I hope you don’t think I’m strange but I feel sad even though I never actually met Phil…”. I don’t think you’re strange. If you have watched a lot of episodes of Deadliest Catch, then you’ve actually logged a lot of hours with another person who decided to let the cameras in to show the good, bad and ugly. Phil decided if he was going to do it, he was going to go all the way… so the cameras kept rolling. So, I would think it was strange if after watching you didn’t feel anything.
Just the other day, I met somebody for the first time and they quoted Capt. Phil to me. After talking about the current ice situation he said, “This ice goes up to the place where Santa Clause lives.”. Then he said another which I don’t have documented, “Most people start off stories with, ‘This is a true story’… fishermen start off with “This is no bullshit…’”. You can read all Phil’s quotes here and more about him here. What is your favorite quote?
The Coast Guard rescued 11 fishermen from two different vessles in less than 24 hours in extreme weather conditions Wednesday, January 24th including the FV Kimberly pictured above. The entire of state of Alaska has been experiencing brutal weather conditions this winter. From record snowfalls in Valdez and Cordova to growing sea ice in the [...]
Here, at the Cornelia Marie family we believe in a few simple things. “Work hard, Play Hard” or “Work hard, play harder” if you prefer. We believe in a strong work ethic. Capt Phil said, “Everybody wants to be big time, they just don’t want to work for it.” If you are of able and [...]
As the Deadliest Catch boats prepare for the October 15th King Crab opening, the Cornelia Marie sits in dry dock. The CM has been in dry dock at Ketchikan, Alaska for a few weeks and will likely be there for a couple more. We are simply performing maintenance and taking care of some issues. In [...]
Season 7 of Deadliest Catch has concluded. The FV Cornelia Marie has been featured on the Discovery Channel show for six years in a row. Since the passing of our skipper Capt. Phil Harris, the future of the Cornelia Marie as it appears on television has been uncertain. There’s a good chance that our [...]
Yesterday, the FV Cornelia Marie (CM) cast its lines for the Bering Sea or Bristol Bay to be more exact. The CM is a working boat. It works year round in multiple fishing industries. You see it on the Deadliest Catch fishing for King and Opilio crab during the fall and winter. During the summers, [...]
Deadliest Catch airs tonight on Discovery Channel. Tonight will be the first show for the Opilio crab season. The FV Cornelia Marie Blue Crab season ended in a most unexpected way which resulted with our skipper Derrick Ray parting ways with the FV Cornelia Marie. As a follower of this website, you learned from an [...]
Deadliest Catch has informed the world about commercial fishing in Alaska. However, the show does distort the industry if one doesn’t understand the full context of the fishing business. I read an article last week entitled, “Deadliest Catch’s captivating tale of addiction” by Matt Zoller Seitz of salon.com. Mr. Seitz is a good writer. He [...]
Since Discovery Channel aired the episode entitled, “Thick as Thieves” on May 24th, we have been inundated with a lot of opinions about who is right and wrong between Capt. Derrick, Jake and Josh. This latest article by ew.com provides both sides equal time in answering all the questions that you may have. -Morgan (I [...]
In this unedited interview available only on the Pat and Tom Show, KNCI website, Producer/Cameraman (and Coloma resident) Todd Stanley talks about the heart wrenching season finale of Deadliest Catch, and remembers his friend, Captain Phil Harris. _____________________________________________________________ [Pat] Yeah, and it was really tough to watch, but at the same time, I’ve told you [...]
Discovery Channel hosted a memorial service for Capt. Phil’s family and friends today. It was an event most agreed Phil would have loved. F/V Cornelia Marie crew members flew in from the Bering Sea to join former crew members and other Bering Sea captains. Many of the “Deadliest Catch” boat captains were in attendance to [...]
Seas 2/Epi 13: “We cheated death one more time. I feel like a one legged man in an ass Kicking contest!” Seas 3/Epi 2: “This ain’t a hamburger stand out here, y’know? This is the real deal and people really die.” Seas 3/Epi 5: “You’re not a man ’til you’ve pulled a tooth out [...]
The following is a Discovery Channel transcript from a live internet chat with Capt. Phil and Josh on May 22, 2007 Discovery: Welcome to this week’s Deadliest Catch chat. Our guests tonight are Phil Harris, Captain of the Cornelia Maria, and his son Josh Harris. Jake Harris isn’t able to be with us tonight, as [...]
